Head of Modern Foreign Languages Department
What skills and experience we're looking for
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Essential- A good degree in an appropriate discipline related to English
- A teaching qualification together with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)
- A strong and secure subject knowledge in English up to GCSE
- Recent and relevant teaching experience
- Experience of assessment at key stage 3 and 4
- Awareness of the strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students
- A good understanding of curriculum developments in English
- Able to use a range of teaching and learning strategies
- An understanding of how assessment for learning can improve student performance
- Confidence in the use of standard computer packages and how these can be used to enhance student learning
- Able to use student level data to raise standards
- Able to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a team
- Enthusiasm for your subject area (
- Creative in problem solving together with willingness to take on and try new approaches and ideas
- Ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and to recognise potential safeguarding issues
- Able to communicate both orally and in writing to students and their parents
- Able to communicate high expectations to all students
- Willingness to share good practice across the department and beyond Desirable
- Strong ICT skills including SMART board or Promethean
What the school offers its staff
What does your school offer
Don Valley Academy is proud to be Research School.
This has been achieved by having dedicated and enthusiastic staff who are committed to giving our community an extraordinary educational experience. Having secured our students their best Y11 outcomes and working in state of the art facilities, we welcome you to come and join us.We pride ourselves on being the most dynamic and energetic Academy and are looking for someone who wants to be part of something special.
We are a vibrant, oversubscribed, Academy with over 1100 students on roll. We serve a mixed community however, despite these challenges, you will find Don Valley students to be polite and engaged with their learning.
As a community we embrace all opportunities and strive to support and challenge each other. We have a comprehensive professional development calendar which is tailored specifically to meet the current needs. Staff enjoy the leadership opportunities found within our ‘DEEPs’ model and are able to gain experiences of roles across the Academy from Aspiring Leaders to Associate Assistant Principals.
Collaboration is at the heart of the Academy for both students and staff and you will find Don Valley Academy to be positive and reflective towards their own professionalism, with wellbeing as a pivotal aspect of our Academy ethos.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.